Comments on No Excuses. Just Write.: JA Konrath's Top Ten Editing Tips

Hi Joe,Great post! I really like #4, Listen to Cri...

2009-03-04T17:01:00.000Z

Hi Joe,
Great post! I really like #4, Listen to Critism. I've finally found two CPs who will tell it to me straight (both good and bad). And I know, when they both key in on something not quite "right," I need to fix it.
Have fun on your tour.
Tracey

Thanks for visiting, Joe. It's all great advice an...

2009-03-03T09:57:00.000Z

Thanks for visiting, Joe. It's all great advice and they are things that writers need to know about before they start getting concerned about sentence structure and word choice. I find that th revision process can be a very grounding one if done well. Writers need a solid base and understand of what they're trying to achieve but with an open mind to improvement and constructive criticism.

All great advice, Joe. I'm currently on #10 with m...

2009-03-03T03:17:00.000Z

All great advice, Joe. I'm currently on #10 with my w.i.p. It's amazing what I see if I take a (not too long) break. Fresh eyes.

This works in all writing. Hell, it works in life!...

2009-03-03T02:15:00.000Z

This works in all writing. Hell, it works in life!

Excellent post Joe. Great advice. I would especia...

2009-03-03T00:26:00.000Z

Excellent post Joe. Great advice. I would especially concur with the reading it out loud part. As a podcast novelist whose novels are currently available only in audio I can't tell you how valuable it was to stand there reading the whole thing out loud. One finds a lot more errors speaking and hearing the story than merely reading it.

Good stuff here, Joe. Always with the sharing of a...

2009-03-02T20:24:00.000Z

Good stuff here, Joe. Always with the sharing of advice. People will do well to follow it. :)

Jude, when the reviews come out, it's too late to ...

2009-03-02T17:33:00.000Z

Jude, when the reviews come out, it's too late to do any more editing. But I do listen to critiques after I finish a draft.

Great tips!Joe, have you ever made adjustments bas...

2009-03-02T16:43:00.000Z

Great tips!

Joe, have you ever made adjustments based on professional (or even amateur) reviews?

Wayne, I usually go with "majority rules." If seve...

2009-03-02T15:31:00.000Z

Wayne, I usually go with "majority rules." If several people tell me the same thing, I make the change.

All very good advice. Unfortunately, a lot of new...

2009-03-02T15:12:00.000Z

All very good advice. Unfortunately, a lot of new writer's don't want to hear most of this. Writer's tend to believe that what they write is great and everyone should be in awe of their words. If I had known half of this ten years ago, I would already be on my 3rd or 4th book. Instead, I got discouraged because I didn't want to listen to criticism, or throw out anything that I wrote or read it out loud. So hopefully, you will inspire someone with your words of wisdom.

Love these, Joe. Thanks. One question about #4: Ho...

2009-03-02T13:32:00.000Z

Love these, Joe. Thanks. One question about #4: How do you know which criticism to listen to? There are times when you, the writer, do know best? One of things I run up against with my editors is conflict over what the "reading audience" wants. I write for YA, and I've taught YA for 18 years. So I know my audience. Sometimes, my editors ask me to change something and I'm thinking, "Uh, no, the audience is going to like this."